Politics as Practice (August 2024)

The polarization of the political systems in many of the world’s countries is a part of our shared Duḥkha (suffering and unease). Grant Couch, in addition to being  a Board member of ZP has been lobbying the US Congress over the last 10 years to advocate meaningful, bipartisan national policies to address global warming. Just like all other […]

Dr Ari Ariyaratne – the Gandhi of Sri Lanka

Join Hoka Iris Dotan Katz, Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne & Tani Katz for an interactive presentation: Dr. Ariyaratne was one of the most important leaders of engaged Buddhism in the world. He was the founder and leader of the Sarvodaya movement. Sarvodaya is a social non-violence movement based on Buddhist and Gandhian principles and practice. Currently Sarvodaya is […]

Holy Land Trust: Fostering Peace, Justice, Healing and Transformation

Meet Zen Peacemakers’ Affiliate, Holy Land Trust’s Executive Director, Elias Deis to learn more about his organization and current projects. Holy Land Trust is a non-profit Palestinian organization committed to fostering peace, justice and understanding in the Holy Land. They are deeply committed to exploring the root causes of violence and seek to develop solutions to address them. They believe […]

Polish Peacemakers On The Current Situation In Ukraine

June 2024 Please join us to hear an update from our Polish Peacemaker friends, Orina Krajewska of Małgosia Braunek “Be” Foundation and the Zwiazek Buddyjski/Kanzeon Sangha in Warsaw, along with volunteer and activist Vladyslav Gryn as they talk about the ongoing situation in Ukraine and Poland.  

Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World

During this presentation, Cynthia Jurs will discuss her new book, Summoned by the Earth, which offers a riveting account of one woman’s response to the challenges we face and is an irresistible invitation to become “sacred activists” heeding the call of the Earth.

Current Situation in Ukraine and Poland: Refugee Needs (March 19, 2024)

Please join us to hear our Polish Peacemaker friends, Orina Krajewska of Małgosia Braunek “Be” Foundation and the Zwiazek Buddyjski/Kanzeon Sangha in Warsaw, along with volunteer and activist Vladyslav Gryn as they talk about  the situation in Ukraine and Poland, as well as refugee needs. Vladyslav will describe not only life in Ukraine two years after the beginning of war, but will […]

Walking with Sequoias – Bearing Witness to Devastation

Together we will bear witness– experiencing the wonder of life, staying with present with an open heart, cultivating compassion, developing the courage to grieve, and igniting the will to address the perilous course of ecological decline.

Committed Relationships & Peacemaking

please join: Roshis Pat Enkyo O’Hara & Barbara Joshin O’Hara, Roshis Nicolee Jikyo McMahon & Barry Kaigen McMahon, Roshis Gerry Shishin Wick & Ilia Shinko Perez, Roshis June Ryushin Tanoue & Robert Joshin Althouse

Bearing Witness to the Unfolding Environmental Disaster of the 21st Century

It is evident that humanity is facing an existential threat with global warming and climate change. It is also evident that we are facing a serious biodiversity crisis – ecosystems undergoing major alterations and species threatened with extinction. Mr. Harrison will lead a discussion on these juxtaposed environmental threats, particularly from the perspective of freshwater […]